"As the sign rising over the horizon at the vernal equinox constitutes the starry body for the annual incarnation of the sun, the bull not only was the celestial symbol of the Solar Man but, because the vernal equinox took place in the constellation of Taurus, was called the breaker or opener of the year. For this reason in astronomical symbolism the bull is often shown breaking the annular egg with his horns." "The worship of the bull was not confined to Egypt, but was prevalent in many nations of the ancient world. In India, Nandi - the sacred white bull of Siva - is still the object of much veneration; and both the Persians and the Jews accepted the bull as an important religious symbol. The Assyrians, Phoenicians, Chaldeans, and even the Greeks reverenced this animal, and Jupiter turned himself into white bull to abduct Europa. The bull was a powerful phallic emblem signifying th paternal creative power of the Demiurgus." - Manly P. Hall. THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES